Public Speaking Worksheet: Clear Pronunciation

Public speaking lesson 6: Clear pronunciation · Set 407 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Beat by beat): Open your mouth, keep a steady pace and finish every word ending. Warm up with tongue twisters. Clap the syllables: speech (1), speak·er (2), mi·cro·phone (3), pre·sen·ta·tion (4), pro·nun·ci·a·tion (5). Silent letters: k in knife and knee, w in write and two, b in climb and debt, t in listen and castle, h in honest and hour, l in calm and talk, g in sign.

1. 1.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “principal”?
2. 2.🔤 What is a clear way to say a long new word? (a) skip it (b) break it into syllables (c) whisper it (d) say it in one rush
3. 3.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “cricket”?
4. 4.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knob”? (a) g (b) k (c) b (d) t
5. 5.Which word has a silent w? (a) knife (b) lamb (c) write (d) doubt
6. 6.👅 What is a tongue twister used for in speaking practice? (a) learning new maths (b) making people sleepy (c) warming up clear speech (d) testing your hearing
7. 7.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “two”? (a) g (b) s (c) l (d) w
8. 8.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “sword”? (a) k (b) g (c) t (d) w
9. 9.📖 You are not sure how to say a name in your speech. What should you do? (a) skip the name (b) mumble it quickly (c) guess it on stage (d) ask and practise it
10. 10.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “answer”? (a) g (b) w (c) p (d) h
11. 11.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “slogan”?
12. 12.🔤 Does chewing gum as you talk help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
13. 13.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrap”? (a) g (b) k (c) s (d) w
14. 14.🔤 Does dropping word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
15. 15.🔤 Does covering your mouth help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
16. 16.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “aisle”? (a) g (b) b (c) s (d) l
17. 17.Which word has a silent h? (a) answer (b) rhino (c) sign (d) two
18. 18.Which word has a silent h? (a) answer (b) listen (c) doubt (d) honest
19. 19.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) chewing gum as you talk (b) checking names first (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) breaking long words up
20. 20.Which word has a silent p? (a) raspberry (b) debt (c) talk (d) wrap
21. 21.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “congratulations”?
22. 22.🔤 Does rushing long words help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
23. 23.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) mumbling into your chest (b) tongue twister warm-ups (c) checking names first (d) opening your mouth well
24. 24.Which word has a silent s? (a) aisle (b) knot (c) hour (d) listen
25. 25.🔤 Does opening your mouth well help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
26. 26.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “assembly”?
27. 27.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “clear”?
28. 28.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “yolk”? (a) p (b) w (c) l (d) s
29. 29.👏 Clap and count: how many syllables (beats) are there in “together”?
30. 30.🗣️ Saying “goin” instead of “going” is an example of… (a) correct stress (b) a good pause (c) clear speech (d) dropping word endings
31. 31.Which word has a silent b? (a) write (b) design (c) lamb (d) raspberry
32. 32.Which word has a silent h? (a) receipt (b) hour (c) sword (d) palm
33. 33.🔤 Does saying word endings help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech
34. 34.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “knot”? (a) t (b) s (c) k (d) l
35. 35.Which word has a silent g? (a) crumb (b) foreign (c) talk (d) two
36. 36.🔤 Does mumbling into your chest help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
37. 37.Which word has a silent k? (a) half (b) knee (c) walk (d) talk
38. 38.🤫 Which consonant is silent when you say “wrist”? (a) g (b) w (c) b (d) s
39. 39.Which word has a silent s? (a) knob (b) island (c) knee (d) comb
40. 40.🔤 Does a steady pace help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) makes speech unclear (b) helps clear speech

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